Infographic: What is Supply Chain Management?
eBay’s Global Shipping Program by the Numbers
The Supply Chain: 3/11/2015
- Here is apple’s entire supplier responsibility standards document. It clearly addresses all of the Chinese factory supply chain issues they have faced over the last 6 years. Interesting read:
https://www.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/pdfs/supplier_responsibility_standards.pdf - When hospitals manage their supply chain:
One of the biggest factors in successfully cutting supply chain costs is having real-time, actionable data. It’s not enough to have data, you have to manage the data in a way that makes it useful to empower better decision-making. While this is easier said than done, the increased availability of data standards and new technologies to help you manage data will make it possible.
The important data points you need to extract from your ERP system and contract repository include: vendor master, contract master, purchase order headers, item master, invoice payment lines, spend classification, contract items, purchase order lines and invoice/payment header. Additionally, your purchase order spend must be identified and rationalized.
http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/blog/supply-chain-expertise-enters-hospital-c-suite
- 6 Supply Chain Challenges:
Everyone is talking about ‘big data’ and its impact on the supply chain but be aware: it won’t solve all your problems! It is easy to be swept along by the promise that big data is going to answer all of your questions about supply chain performance (and even those you didn’t think you needed to ask) but the reality is that big data, to a degree, is a misnomer. The challenge isn’t managing the data, the challenge lies in realising the insight that the data offers. With the right tools in place organisations can gain visibility into the supply chains to identify areas of concern as well as areas of potential growth in order to make them more streamline
http://www.supplychaindigital.com/procurement/3863/Six-challenges-that-could-break-the-supply-chain
- Infographic: Supply Chain Risks
http://www.kinaxis.com/Global/resources/papers/supply-chain-risks-infographic-kinaxis.pdf
Productivity Bulletin: 3/6/2015
This week we have the infographics edition of the productivity bulletin. It was a light advice week and these things just keep building up.
- The decline in on-the-job training
http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2015/02/the-decline-in-on-the-job-training.html - It is never too late to start:
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/this-infographic-will-make-you-realize-its-never-too-late-too-start.html - Things you should never say if you want to be successful (another listicle!)
Solution: Look for ways to accept new responsibilities. If you feel completely overwhelmed at work, learn how to say no professionally. For the best results, suggest an alternative when you say no (e.g. “No, I cannot create that report for you. However, Jane is outstanding at creating reports and I know that she is interested in learning more about financial reporting.”)
- Why you don’t want to be TOO humble (we were just talking about this)
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/work/8-reasons-why-you-should-not-too-humble-work-2.html
Productivity: Why it is important to have friends at work
This infographic was crafted with love by Officevibe, the employee engagement software that helps companies improve their employee retention, and have a better organizational culture.